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The Year of the Poet II December 2015 The Poetry Posse inner child press, ltd. The Poetry Posse 2015 Jamie Bond Gail Weston Shazor Albert ‘Infinite the Poet’ Carrasco Siddartha Beth Pierce Janet P. Caldwell Jackie Allen Tony Henninger Joe DaVerbal Minddancer Neetu Wali Shareef Abdur – Rasheed Kimberly Burnham Ann White Keith Alan Hamilton Katherine Wyatt Fahredin Shehu Hülya N. Yılmaz Teresa E. Gallion William S. Peters, Sr. ii General Information The Year of the Poet II November Edition The Poetry Posse 1st Edition : 2015 This Publishing is protected under Copyright Law as a “Collection”. All rights for all submissions are retained by the Individual Author and or Artist. No part of this Publishing may be Reproduced, Transferred in any manner without the prior WRITTEN CONSENT of the “Material Owners” or its Representative Inner Child Press. Any such violation infringes upon the Creative and Intellectual Property of the Owner pursuant to International and Federal Copyright Laws. Any queries pertaining to this “Collection” should be addressed to Publisher of Record. Publisher Information 1st Edition : Inner Child Press : [email protected] www.innerchildpress.com This Collection is protected under U.S. and International Copyright Laws Copyright © 2015 : The Poetry Posse ISBN-13 : 978-0692569849 (Inner Child Press, Ltd.) ISBN-10 : 0692569847 $ 12.99 iii iv Dedication This Book is dedicated to Poetry . its Patrons, the Spirit of our Everlasting Muse & the Power of the Pen. v Poets . sowing seeds in the Conscious Garden of Life, that those who have yet to come may enjoy the Flowers. vi Foreword Coming to the end of 2015, it is wonderful to see poetry alive and well within the pages of the Year of the Poet anthologies put forth by Inner Child Press. As you read through each monthly volume, you enter upon a journey traversing an amazing landscape of creativity and talent. The beauty, love, pain, and sacrifice found within these poems are a timeless gift to humanity. A sharing of thoughts, ideas, and emotions, to ponder and relish in. Coming together as a family, The Poetry Posse endures in its efforts to enlighten and engage the reader’s imagination through poetry. I am humbled and blessed to be a part of this family as our journey continues into 2016. I look forward to the delightful wonders of the written words being created by myself and my poetic brothers and sisters. vii Our journey continues…. Blessings and Love Tony Henninger viii Preface Dear Family, Friends and Readers, As we approach the close of another year, i must reflect on the magnificence of this journey with The Poetry Posse to produce a monthly issue each month of The Year of the Poet. We are now closing up our 2nd year and are eagerly looking forward to 2016. In speaking for the collective known as The Poetry Posse, we are honored and blessed to be able to share our words with you each month. As you are aware of, we also have the pleasure of featuring three additional Poets each month. All entries, features and regulars share with you their Bio, their Picture and 3 of their Poems. This affords all readers to get to know the Poets on a more intimate basis. Our mission to be more inclusive of Readers and Writers each month since January 2014 has been met globally with warm embraces and an abundance of requests to take part in this venture. Unfortunately we cannot accommodate everyone. What we did do for our readership is make every single issue available as a FREE Download at the Inner Child Press Web Site : www.innerchildpress.com. ix Also, print copies are available at a nominal cost of $5.00 for the year of 2014 and $7.00 for 2015 & 2016. At this time i wish to express my personal gratitude to all the participants past, present & future who have share their thoughts and emotions with us all. Also, as time always ushers forth change, i wish to acknowledge all of our past Poetry Posse members and introduce you to the new. Our line up for this coming year of 2016 is as follows : Gail Weston Shazor Shareef Abdur Rasheed Tony Henninger Teresa E. Gallion Dr. Hulya N. Yilmaz Dr. Kimberly Burnham Katherine Wyatt Ann J. White Jackie Davis Allen Keith Alan Hamilton Joe DaVerbal Minddancer Janet P. Caldwell Alan W. Jankowski Albert Carrasco Regina A. Walker Geri Algeri Demetrios Trifiatis Alan W. Jankowski Hrishikesh Padhye William S. Peters, Sr. x We are looking towards a great year. We also have planned a very special “Love Offering” which will be a book of love poetry to be published for Valentine’s Day 2016. Stay tuned. In closing, again i say to all who have touched upon, took part and influenced our poetic journey ... Thank you all for the love. Bless Up Bill PS Do Not forget about the World healing, World Peace Poetry effort. For more Information go to : www.worldhealingworldpeacepoetry.com xi Thank God for Poetry otherwise we would have a problem ! ~ wsp xii Table of Contents Dedication v Foreword vii Preface ix The Poetry Posse Gail Weston Shazor 1 Janet P. Caldwell 9 Jackie Davis Allen 15 Tony Henninger 23 Joe DaVerbal Minddancer 29 Shareef Abdur – Rasheed 35 Kimberly Burnham 43 Ann J. White 49 Keith Alan Hamilton 55 Katherine Wyatt 67 xiii Table of Contents . continued Fahredin Shehu 75 Hülya N. Yılmaz 81 Teresa E. Gallion 89 William S. Peters, Sr. 95 December Features 103 Kerione Bryan 105 Michelle Joan Barulich 111 Neville Hyatt 117 Other Anthological Works 123 World Healing, World Peace 166 xiv Poets, Writers . know that we are the enchanting magicians that nourishes the seeds of dreams and thoughts . it is our words that entice the hearts and minds of others to believe there is something grand about the possibilities that life has to offer and our words tease it forth into action . for you are the Poet, the Writer to whom the Gift of Words has been entrusted . ~ wsp xv xvi The Year of the Poet II December 2015 The Poetry Posse inner child press, ltd. xvii Poetry succeeds where instruction fails. ~ wsp xviii xix Gail Weston Shazor The Year of the Poet ~ December 2015 2 The Year of the Poet ~ December 2015 This is a creative promise ~ my pen will speak to and for the world. Enamored with letters and respectful of their power, I have been writing for most of my life. A mother, daughter, sister and grandmother I give what I have been given, greatfilledly. Author of . "An Overstanding of an Imperfect Love" & Notes from the Blue Roof available at Inner Child Press. www.facebook.com/gailwestonshazor www.innerchildpress.com/gail-weston-shazor [email protected] 3 The Year of the Poet ~ December 2015 Watchnighting I fell in love with my family Every holiday passing The turbulent feeling Of hoping I had grown enough Or learned enough To be seen and heard The women sat on the sofa plastic Recounting the entire year Of losses and gains Triumphs and failures Of those absent and Those sitting across the room I always felt sorry for those Who were in between the Old enough to join in And still to childish to play I wonder how they felt Having their lives Decided at family council The boys gathered in the yard Around the menfolk Hearing mentalk and Having their mettle tested With mendrink and mensmoke For the receiving of instructions 4 The Year of the Poet ~ December 2015 I would drift from door post To lintel, listening For the smallest Shouldn't be heard thing Marveling at their singsong Way of laughing Of praying I could feel loved and safe Knowing they watched the night For more than the turning of the year. 5 The Year of the Poet ~ December 2015 Resolution I resolve Nothing at all There will be no Verses written about anything That will cause you to think Or take action on a cause Or stop the water over a causeway From causing a major disaster Of unknown causes The causality of no resolution Is intentionally casual And I apologize upfront Because I realize how unfair This causes you to feel About just what it is You need to be resolving To do in this new year Fraught with the dangers Of no place to send Your hard earned dollars So you can feel down for the cause Because it is useful In establishing Your sensitivity to the resolution And the revolution of whatever It is that I tell you to do So in this new year I resolve nothing at all For you Or for me I will be too busy doing something! 6 The Year of the Poet ~ December 2015 Again~Senryus I am not afraid Of gaining another year My days wait for grace In lunar moments I can see my ancestors Twinkling in the sky My mind is girded In the passing of wisdom From both my parents It is ever this That I pass down to my own Shining legacy Closing out a year I am assured that I lived My very best life. 7 Janet Perkins Caldwell . The Year of the Poet ~ December 2015 10 The Year of the Poet ~ December 2015 Janet P. Caldwell has been writing for 40 years and has been published in print newspapers and held a byline in a small newspaper in TX. She also has contributed to magazines and books globally. She has published 3 books, 5 degrees to separation 2003, Passages 2012, and her latest book Dancing Toward the Light . the journey continues 2013, and contributed to countless anthologies yearly.

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